A Review of the Dinosaurian Record from Mexico

作者: Héctor E. Rivera-Sylva , Rubén Rodríguez-De La Rosa , Jorge A. Ortiz-Mendieta

DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-3985-9_11

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摘要: Several dinosaur localities have been reported from Mexico. In 1926 Werner Janensch the first bone remains as Monoclonius La Soledad, western Coahuila. Since 1926, more northern Mexican states of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila and Tamaulipas. footprint also portion From central southern Michoacan, Puebla Chiapas reported. Recently, fragments Heterodontosaurus Syntarsus were found in Re-evaluation indicate that they belong to a tetrapod. California there are recent findings Aublysodon teeth. Chihuahua member Titanosauridae found. Michoacan hadrosaur bones The ichnological record has increased years with discovery new Puebla, where two include tracks tetrapods, sauropods ornitopods. Ichnites one ornitopod family several tetrapod families Michoacan. about 80 ago, discoveries Mexico significant however field is still its infancy much be learned.

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